Another short and sweet post due to leaving on vaca in 1 day AND packing up our home for the big move in September! YIPPY!
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How do you travel on an airplane with 2 kids BY YOURSELF? Well, first you pray for patience (and naps) ant then you just do it! Plus providing LOTS of entertainment for your lil learners usually makes a successful and FUN trip.
Yes, the Ipad will be fully charged, but that is always my back-up plan if I'm getting "the LOOK" from other passengers. I have always packed TONS of kid-friendly fun usually purchased from the Dollar Bins at Target. I would keep all of my $1 bin goodies a surprise before the trip so that it's fresh and new to my lil travelers. The painful part was organizing it! I would organize it using gallon-sized zip lock baggies. This system was tricky and hard to use
UNTIL....
...I found this plastic pocket folder gleaming in the Dollar Bin at Target (Man I love that place!) Absolutely perfect! Easy to slide in and out of our carry-on pack back and can fit everything from stickers to small books!
I even added a clipboard with a fun pen tied to it! Plus cut file folders in half to create mini sticker books.
Other items that I have stored in our pocket folder:
~ cheap flash cards with velco on the backs so that they gently stick to the backs of seats in front of us. **I only pull out 3 cards at a time because it's such a hassle picking them up if they drop! Can't find them without doing a back bend...oh well...they were just $1
~wipe away puzzle books with dry erase markers
~Color pages
~Wikki Sticks or Pipe Cleaners
~Colored paper clips
Hope this helps some of you create old-fashioned traveling fun for your little learners! Turn off the tech and travel...until you get "the look"!
